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Erin Grand
Data Scientist with 5+ years of experience data processing and using predictive modeling, Constantly learning something new. Involved in R open source community and board member of R-Ladies NYC.
Education
M.S., Data Science
Columbia University
New York, NY
2016 - 2014
M.S. Astronomy
Unvisity of Maryland
College Park, MD
2014 - 2011
B.S., Astronomy and Physics
Unvisity of Maryland
College Park, MD
2011 - 2007
Research Experience
Research Assistant
Unvisity of Maryland
College Park, MD
2014 - 2011
- Researched the formation mechanisms of molecular pillars, such as the Eagle nebula’s Pillars of Creation
- Compared CARMA observations of high density gas to model predictions. Created IDL and Python scripts to process, analyze, and display the results
Summer Intern
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD
2011 - 2010
- Performed analysis on raw data to produce a three-colored ultraviolet image of the Andromeda galaxy
- Image has been featured on Astronomy Picture of the Day twice since publication
- Developed bash shell scripts to manually set the aspect correction of images from the Swift satellite allowing the data to used in further research
Industry Experience
I have 5+ years working with data. I thrive in environments where I can learn from my peers.
Data Scientist
Uncommon Schools
New York, NY
current - 2016
- Produced high-quality analytics work around student and staff data, including prediction models around student state exams, student recruitment, and staff recruitment.
- Lead 6+ group traingings on the R programing langague for coworkers
- Set up automatic connections to databases to allow for automatic nightly refreshes of data analyses
Data Scientist
Crisis Text Line
New York, NY
2016 - 2015
- Built and shipped a new volunteer application that was used by 7600 applicants. Increased the completion rate from 40% to 90%
- Identified trainee drop off times for trainers. Produced cohort reports of training metrics. Identified key differences among cohorts to provide trainers with new solutions
- Identified counselor churn as the largest organizational priority, and set up tracking, reporting, and analysis of key metrics
Data Librarian / Software Engineer
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD
2016 - 2014
- Reformatted science data images to be compatible with WMS tile servers. Products are used as part of the educational Science on a Sphere and NASA Earth and Space Observatory programs.
- Designed traveling Hubble Space Telescope exhibits’ new iPad kiosks using HTML, JavaScript, and KioskPro
Teaching Experience
I am passionate about education. I believe that no topic is too complex if the teacher is empathetic and willing to think about new methods of approaching task.
Teacher’s Assistant
Unvisity of Maryland
College Park, MD
2014 - 2010
- Developed discussion activities, motivated group discussion and peer learn- ing, incorporated technology resources such as educational online videos, and graded assignments
- Received award for Excellence and Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching in the I-Series Courses
Selected Data Science Writing
NA
Selected Press (About)
Memberships
R-Ladies NYC board member
R-Ladies NYC
N/A
current - 2019
Hobbies:
Royal Scottish Country Dancing, Singing, Board Games